Cost of Iraq So far the war has cost $247 billion dollars.

Instead, we could have paid for
32,781,154
children to attend a year of Head Start.

Instead, we could have insured
148,202,249
children for one year.


Instead, we could have hired
4,289,166
additional public school teachers for one year.

Instead, we could have provided
11,998,149
students four-year scholarships at public universities.

Instead, we could have built
2,228,485
additional housing units.

Instead, we could have fully funded global anti-hunger efforts for
10
years.

Instead, we could have fully funded world-wide AIDS programs for
24
years.

Instead, we could have ensured that every child in the world was given basic immunizations for
82
years.

Think what we're missing out on it worth being in Iraq for?

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